They were approximately 30Min from the location of Musuda, all the
travelling had began to affect Seifer, ashamed as he was he was getting
seasick. His face was pale with a definite tint of green.
"Are you feeling okay?" Selphie asked.
He looked at her; he represses his urge to snap at her.
"I'll be fine I just need some air" with that he got to his feet and shakily made his was to the outside where he stood taking in the views around him thinking deeply. In fact him was thinking about the time he spent in Ultimacia service. But he wasn't thinking about the sorceress, what he did or why he did it, but in fact. He was thinking about Ray...
He had spent a sort time in ultimacia's castle. The black castle that dominated the skyline of the future world. Ultimacia had called him to her main room, she had told him of a new apprentice who would work as a knight along side him. Ultimacia had explained the other fantasies to him and that this new knight was from one of theses 'other worlds'. Seifer was directed to this person room where he would introduce himself and show the new apprentice the ropes, But Seifer also wanted to make sure they knew who was top dog around here, him. Nobody else was going to stroll in and steal his spotlight. He entered the room he was directed to, he had only gently opened the door when a rich sent burst through the gap. It's a rich, deep exotic sent surrounded the air around him. it was unlike anything he had ever smelt before, maybe it was from one of these other worlds Ultimacia had told him about. He continued to enter the room, it was painted deep earthy colours everything was decorated with deep purple and gold finishes. There was nothing in the room apart from the huge four poster bed decorated with hanging fabric all around which were the same rich colours as the rest of the room. But in the corner hung a thick-netted curtain. He was unable to see behind it. But concluding that he couldn't see anybody anywhere else he decided to look behind it. He strode over the marble floor, his boots making a loud noise and the y impacted with the floor. He reached the curtain and drew it back sharply. He looked down. The corner was filled with cusions of many different sizes and all were deep blue, purple, red and gold. But in the middle of all these sat a girl, the apprentice. She looked up at him; only her eyes were visible as she had a fan covering the rest of her face. Her eyes were beautiful he stood there for a few seconds blinking, saying nothing. She slowly got to her feet, Seifer clumsily moved out of her way as she dusted off the long red dress she was wearing, her deep brown hair up in a neat high ponytail finished with a long red ribbon. "Can I help you?" the fan remained in front on the girls face.
Seifer quickly snapped out of the daze. "Im Seifer the knight around here, Ultimacia sent me down to show you the ropes"
The girl raised an eyebrow "what do you mean you're the knight, I thought WE were the knights, believe me when I say, mr Almasy Im here to work with out not against you"
Seifer paused for a few seconds before answering "very well, if you want I'll give you a tour of the castle, it's a big place you get lost if I don't" they became to walk out the room, obviously Seifer led, "oh one last thing, what's your name?"
"Ray" she answered lightly.
He walked out the door with ray walking behind him. Their wasn't much talking apart from when he pointed out a certain room or something of interest, but ray didn't seem interested.
"If you want Seifer, I can go and change and we can spar for a little while" her face was still behind the fan. He was quite surprised by this but never the less he agreed to meet her in the court yard in 15 minutes, enough time for her to get ready.
She appeared in the courtyard, in a red tank top and black tight shorts, with holsters for her daggers strapped to her legs. She smiled at him. In fact it was the first time she had revealed her face to him. "Okay how about hand to hand combat, no magic?"
"Yeah, I can go for that, but im warning you im not going to go easy on you because you're a pretty girl" he smirked.
"Im glad you think im pretty" she replied quickly but before he had time to digest the comment, she whipped out the daggers and ran towards him, light on her toes as she did so. He pulled the gun blade in front of him blocking her attacks, but she was quick she attacked again. The fact was that although he had the weight and power advantage she had speed, it was n good him being strong if he couldn't hit her! The fight had been going on for 10 minutes nobody emerging as the most powerful. When suddenly ray appeared to pass out, he dropped his blade and ran to grab her just before her body it the hard court yard floor. Her eyes fluttered lightly as she bean to come back to reality, "can you walk?" Seifer asked quickly. Ray tried to get up but she fell back to her knees. Seifer had no choice put to pick her up and carry her back. But her room was all the way on the other side of the castle; she would have to stay in his room until she was strong enough to walk. She laid her head against his chest as he walked away, he heard her sigh gently.
He placed her down on the bed gently, he crouched down to her level and brushed some lose bangs of hair out of her eyes, "ray" he whispered gently, "ray how you feeling?"
She looked up, her eyes wide," im starting to feel better, but my head is really light"
"I'll get you a glass of water" he made his way to the bathroom, he looked back at the girl, she looked so innocent. Looking at her lying their reminded him of just how warm she felt as her carried her their. It was such a good feeling.
"Sef" ray called from the other room "tell me about you"
"What do you want to know" he replied.
"I don't know just tell me stuff. Like, about your family for instance". There was a long heavy pause.
"Not much to tell, both my parents died the sorceresses war. Never knew them. Apparently dad was in the army, he was killed trying to defend my mother, it didn't seem fair that they both died, sort of how the knight thing came about, you know wanting to protect people. Just like my dad did. You're the only person besides my best friends to know that..." he looked over at Ray, her eyes were shut and she was breathing deeply, she had fallen asleep. "Humph, you had to fall asleep just when I felt like pouring my heart out" with that he leaned over and turned the light out. And they lay their sleeping.
For the next few weeks they spent together they became closer. With every time they were in contact he felt himself becoming closer to Ray. He told her every thing and she told him everything. When not in-service they spent hours walking and talking in the huge courtyards of the castle. Every once in a while they would spend so long talking on the pillows in Ray's room that both of them would fall asleep their. He remembered how much he used to like waking up first just to watch her sleep.
It was the final time they had fallen asleep like this when he came upon the biggest realisation yet, he had fallen for her. He had fallen head over heels for Ray. This wasn't like his other relationships, he was known for using women. He would take what he want and then leave them. He was good looking, damn it he knew that. And a charmer, not forget a charmer, but in fact that was a front, put on for the purpose of getting the girls, but he had let his barriers down with Ray, well she was the only person here, he had to talk to someone. Coincidently enough the same day he realised how he felt was the same day Ray was due to leave. Well nobody knew she was leaving, Ray had just left. He awoke only to find her fan lying next to him.
That same day he awoke to find her gone was the same day he fought squall and Co. for the final time.
"Were here sef" rinoa said gently. She could see from his face that he was deep in thought; she didn't want to disturb him.
"Oh what? Yeah. I'll be their now" after all did he really want to see Ray. I mean she was HIS sister after all, but after losing everything and now to have nobody at all, he wanted somebody to talk to, he wanted somebody to be close to, Ah who was he kidding...he wanted Ray.
"Are you feeling okay?" Selphie asked.
He looked at her; he represses his urge to snap at her.
"I'll be fine I just need some air" with that he got to his feet and shakily made his was to the outside where he stood taking in the views around him thinking deeply. In fact him was thinking about the time he spent in Ultimacia service. But he wasn't thinking about the sorceress, what he did or why he did it, but in fact. He was thinking about Ray...
He had spent a sort time in ultimacia's castle. The black castle that dominated the skyline of the future world. Ultimacia had called him to her main room, she had told him of a new apprentice who would work as a knight along side him. Ultimacia had explained the other fantasies to him and that this new knight was from one of theses 'other worlds'. Seifer was directed to this person room where he would introduce himself and show the new apprentice the ropes, But Seifer also wanted to make sure they knew who was top dog around here, him. Nobody else was going to stroll in and steal his spotlight. He entered the room he was directed to, he had only gently opened the door when a rich sent burst through the gap. It's a rich, deep exotic sent surrounded the air around him. it was unlike anything he had ever smelt before, maybe it was from one of these other worlds Ultimacia had told him about. He continued to enter the room, it was painted deep earthy colours everything was decorated with deep purple and gold finishes. There was nothing in the room apart from the huge four poster bed decorated with hanging fabric all around which were the same rich colours as the rest of the room. But in the corner hung a thick-netted curtain. He was unable to see behind it. But concluding that he couldn't see anybody anywhere else he decided to look behind it. He strode over the marble floor, his boots making a loud noise and the y impacted with the floor. He reached the curtain and drew it back sharply. He looked down. The corner was filled with cusions of many different sizes and all were deep blue, purple, red and gold. But in the middle of all these sat a girl, the apprentice. She looked up at him; only her eyes were visible as she had a fan covering the rest of her face. Her eyes were beautiful he stood there for a few seconds blinking, saying nothing. She slowly got to her feet, Seifer clumsily moved out of her way as she dusted off the long red dress she was wearing, her deep brown hair up in a neat high ponytail finished with a long red ribbon. "Can I help you?" the fan remained in front on the girls face.
Seifer quickly snapped out of the daze. "Im Seifer the knight around here, Ultimacia sent me down to show you the ropes"
The girl raised an eyebrow "what do you mean you're the knight, I thought WE were the knights, believe me when I say, mr Almasy Im here to work with out not against you"
Seifer paused for a few seconds before answering "very well, if you want I'll give you a tour of the castle, it's a big place you get lost if I don't" they became to walk out the room, obviously Seifer led, "oh one last thing, what's your name?"
"Ray" she answered lightly.
He walked out the door with ray walking behind him. Their wasn't much talking apart from when he pointed out a certain room or something of interest, but ray didn't seem interested.
"If you want Seifer, I can go and change and we can spar for a little while" her face was still behind the fan. He was quite surprised by this but never the less he agreed to meet her in the court yard in 15 minutes, enough time for her to get ready.
She appeared in the courtyard, in a red tank top and black tight shorts, with holsters for her daggers strapped to her legs. She smiled at him. In fact it was the first time she had revealed her face to him. "Okay how about hand to hand combat, no magic?"
"Yeah, I can go for that, but im warning you im not going to go easy on you because you're a pretty girl" he smirked.
"Im glad you think im pretty" she replied quickly but before he had time to digest the comment, she whipped out the daggers and ran towards him, light on her toes as she did so. He pulled the gun blade in front of him blocking her attacks, but she was quick she attacked again. The fact was that although he had the weight and power advantage she had speed, it was n good him being strong if he couldn't hit her! The fight had been going on for 10 minutes nobody emerging as the most powerful. When suddenly ray appeared to pass out, he dropped his blade and ran to grab her just before her body it the hard court yard floor. Her eyes fluttered lightly as she bean to come back to reality, "can you walk?" Seifer asked quickly. Ray tried to get up but she fell back to her knees. Seifer had no choice put to pick her up and carry her back. But her room was all the way on the other side of the castle; she would have to stay in his room until she was strong enough to walk. She laid her head against his chest as he walked away, he heard her sigh gently.
He placed her down on the bed gently, he crouched down to her level and brushed some lose bangs of hair out of her eyes, "ray" he whispered gently, "ray how you feeling?"
She looked up, her eyes wide," im starting to feel better, but my head is really light"
"I'll get you a glass of water" he made his way to the bathroom, he looked back at the girl, she looked so innocent. Looking at her lying their reminded him of just how warm she felt as her carried her their. It was such a good feeling.
"Sef" ray called from the other room "tell me about you"
"What do you want to know" he replied.
"I don't know just tell me stuff. Like, about your family for instance". There was a long heavy pause.
"Not much to tell, both my parents died the sorceresses war. Never knew them. Apparently dad was in the army, he was killed trying to defend my mother, it didn't seem fair that they both died, sort of how the knight thing came about, you know wanting to protect people. Just like my dad did. You're the only person besides my best friends to know that..." he looked over at Ray, her eyes were shut and she was breathing deeply, she had fallen asleep. "Humph, you had to fall asleep just when I felt like pouring my heart out" with that he leaned over and turned the light out. And they lay their sleeping.
For the next few weeks they spent together they became closer. With every time they were in contact he felt himself becoming closer to Ray. He told her every thing and she told him everything. When not in-service they spent hours walking and talking in the huge courtyards of the castle. Every once in a while they would spend so long talking on the pillows in Ray's room that both of them would fall asleep their. He remembered how much he used to like waking up first just to watch her sleep.
It was the final time they had fallen asleep like this when he came upon the biggest realisation yet, he had fallen for her. He had fallen head over heels for Ray. This wasn't like his other relationships, he was known for using women. He would take what he want and then leave them. He was good looking, damn it he knew that. And a charmer, not forget a charmer, but in fact that was a front, put on for the purpose of getting the girls, but he had let his barriers down with Ray, well she was the only person here, he had to talk to someone. Coincidently enough the same day he realised how he felt was the same day Ray was due to leave. Well nobody knew she was leaving, Ray had just left. He awoke only to find her fan lying next to him.
That same day he awoke to find her gone was the same day he fought squall and Co. for the final time.
"Were here sef" rinoa said gently. She could see from his face that he was deep in thought; she didn't want to disturb him.
"Oh what? Yeah. I'll be their now" after all did he really want to see Ray. I mean she was HIS sister after all, but after losing everything and now to have nobody at all, he wanted somebody to talk to, he wanted somebody to be close to, Ah who was he kidding...he wanted Ray.